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		Financial Constraints and Propagation of Shocks in Production Networks
			    By Demir-Javorcik-Michalski-Ors
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Dataset list:
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We conduct the empirical analysis using two Turkish administrative datasets with micro-level data that can only be accessed on the premises of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI) and the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology (MoIT), respectively.

For replication, the following two datasets are required at TSI: Foreign Trade Statistics Micro Dataset ("Microveri_20092014_t") and Annual Industry and Service Statistics Micro Dataset ("Census"). The former contains detailed customs data and allows us to trace the universe of Turkish imports disaggregated by the importing firm, source country, 6-digit Harmonized System (HS6) product code, trade regime (i.e., ordinary or processing), invoicing currency, and trade financing type involved (i.e., CIA, LC, OA, etc.) The latter is a standard business survey data, which include information on firm-level costs, sales and employment and cover all firms with more than 20 employees together with a representative sample of smaller firms. Researchers interested in access to the data should follow the procedure as explained on TSI website: https://www.tuik.gov.tr/Kurumsal/Mikro_Veri

The other confidential micro-level data used in the empirical analysis is the Entrepreneur Information System (EIS) database that can be accessed at the data center within the premises of the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Industry and Technology. We use the following confidential datasets from EIS: VAT transactions ("BABS formlari"), firm registry ("Girisim Sicil"), balance sheet and income statement ("Bilanço"), and customs data ("Dış Ticaret"). We use the original datasets dated January 2018. Researchers interested in access to the data could access it upon a special request and after a security clearance. For information, please contact gbs@sanayi.gov.tr

We provide other data, such as country-level GDP, under the folder "data\"

Original data files should be added to the folder "data\"

Program files:
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All codes were run with Stata version 16

Under "TSI\":

"DataPrep" loads original data, constructs variables, and merges the datasets to be used in the estimation. 

"Descriptive" produces Figure II.1, Figure II.2, Figure II.3, Figure II.4, and Table II.8

"Informativeness" produces (part of) Table II.1, Table II.6, Table II.7

"PlaceboSwitches" produces Table II.3

"PaymentSwitches" produces Figure 1


Under "MoIT\":

"DataPrep" loads original data, constructs variables, and merges the datasets to be used in the estimation. 

"Regressions" produces Figure 2, (rest of) Table II.1, Table II.2, Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table II.4, Table II.11, Table II.12, and Table II.13 (full version of Table 3)

"Checks" produces Table II.5, Table II.9, and Table II.10

